Public dental service attendance in the last 12 months by region,
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
persons aged 16 to 24 years, NSW, 2002-2007
| Sex | Year | Urban % (95% CI) | Rural % (95% CI) | NSW % (95% CI) |
| Males | 2002 | 7.0 (3.2-10.8) | 6.4 (2.1-10.7) | 6.8 (3.8-9.8) |
| 2003 | 4.0 (1.6-6.3) | 8.5 (4.3-12.7) | 5.3 (3.2-7.3) | |
| 2004 | 10.9 (5.4-16.3) | 13.9 (6.2-21.7) | 11.7 (7.2-16.2) | |
| 2005 | 9.4 (5.1-13.6) | 7.9 (3.4-12.5) | 9.0 (5.6-12.4) | |
| 2006 | 6.8 (2.5-11.1) | 10.4 (4.2-16.6) | 7.8 (4.2-11.3) | |
| 2007 | 11.1 (6.4-15.8) | 19.4 (11.2-27.7) | 13.5 (9.3-17.6) | |
| Females | 2002 | 10.2 (6.0-14.4) | 12.9 (8.1-17.6) | 10.9 (7.7-14.2) |
| 2003 | 4.9 (2.5-7.2) | 5.4 (2.9-7.8) | 5.0 (3.2-6.9) | |
| 2004 | 9.3 (4.7-13.9) | 11.3 (5.5-17.0) | 9.8 (6.2-13.5) | |
| 2005 | 7.3 (3.9-10.6) | 13.7 (8.6-18.8) | 9.0 (6.2-11.8) | |
| 2006 | 5.1 (2.0-8.2) | 6.7 (2.5-11.0) | 5.5 (3.0-8.1) | |
| 2007 | 11.5 (7.4-15.6) | 13.1 (7.8-18.4) | 11.9 (8.7-15.2) | |
| Persons | 2002 | 8.6 (5.7-11.4) | 9.6 (6.3-12.8) | 8.8 (6.6-11.1) |
| 2003 | 4.4 (2.7-6.0) | 7.1 (4.6-9.5) | 5.1 (3.7-6.5) | |
| 2004 | 10.1 (6.5-13.7) | 12.6 (7.8-17.4) | 10.8 (7.9-13.7) | |
| 2005 | 8.3 (5.6-11.0) | 10.9 (7.4-14.4) | 9.0 (6.8-11.2) | |
| 2006 | 6.0 (3.3-8.7) | 8.7 (4.8-12.5) | 6.7 (4.5-8.9) | |
| 2007 | 11.3 (8.2-14.4) | 16.1 (11.3-20.8) | 12.7 (10.1-15.3) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on the following numbers of respondents for NSW: 2002 (1,173), 2003 (1,251), 2004 ( 813), 2005 ( 934), 2006 ( 641), 2007 ( 798). The indicator includes those who attended a public dental service or dental hospital in the last 12 months. The question used to define the indicator was: In the last 12 months, have you attended a public (government-run) dental service or dental hospital? |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2007 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 June 2008 |